A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Teh

Source: The Australian

A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Tehran

Satellite imagery seen by The Times confirmed that a blast that rocked the city of Isfahan on Monday struck the uranium enrichment facility there, despite denials by Tehran.

The images clearly showed billowing smoke and destruction, negating Iranian claims yesterday that no such explosion had taken place. Israeli intelligence officials told The Times that there was "no doubt" that the blast struck the nuclear facilities at Isfahan and that it was "no accident".

The explosion at Iran's third-largest city came as satellite images emerged of the damage caused by one at a military base outside Tehran two weeks ago that killed about 30 members of the Revolutionary Guard, including General Hassan Moghaddam, the head of the Iranian missile defence program.

Israel and others are admitting that this was an effort at neutralizing Iran's efforts at getting their nuclear program off the ground.

Iran claimed that the Tehran explosion occurred during testing on a new weapons system designed to strike at Israel. But several Israeli officials have confirmed that the blast was intentional and part of an effort to target Iran's nuclear weapons program.

Ahmadinejad is in a piss poor position for starting a war. Probably shouldn't have murdered thousands of army-aged kids over the last few years. If he attempts to beef up his army to war strength, it might not be Israel it takes down.

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